South America News

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez reshuffled her cabinet on Tuesday, but the shake-up suggests few policy changes as she attempts to shore up her government after a crushing defeat in a mid-term vote.

WreckageA of Air France Flight 447 is piledA onA a ship in the Brazilian port ofA Recife.

Millions of Argentines stayed home from work, churches in Bolivia canceled Mass and Ecuador announced its first fatalities from swine flu on Friday, as the virus continues its spread during the South American winter season.

Nonetheless, efforts to amend the Colombian constitution to allow Alvaro Uribe to run for a third term continue, and the issue continues to cause some civil-but-intense debate in Colombia.

He admitted to being perpetually 'excited' ever since he landed the coveted role as the new Doctor Who last year, but Matt Smith's joy is sure to have been dampened by his reported split from beloved girlfriend Mayana Moura.

Two brothers in Rio de Janeiro have decided to combine their love of climbing and art, creating a unique dwelling where they eat, sleep and work on th ...

President Hugo Chavez's government is imposing new regulations on cable television while revoking the licenses of more than 200 radio stations, the top telecommunications official said Thursday.

Actress Hilary Duff lights the The Empire State Building on May 14, 2009 in New York City.

The wreckage of the Air France airliner that crashed into the Atlantic on June 1 killing all 228 people on board has been sent to France for further analysis, the Radio France Internationale said.

President Barack Obama joined other leaders of the industrialized world Wednesday in backing new targets for battling global warming.

Birmingham have formally completed the signing of Ecuador striker Christian Benitez in a move from Mexican side Santos Laguna which could cost up to 7.7million. City faced competition from top European clubs to sign Benitez but reached agreement with Santos in early June and now the deal has been completed.

World Council of Churches - News Release Contact: +41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363 media@wcc-coe.org >For immediate release - 07/07/2009 15:26:05 INTERNATIONAL ECUMENICAL TEAMS TO VISIT THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, URUGUAY AND BOLIVIA A team of church representatives from Europe, Latin America and Africa will pay a solidarity visit to churches, ...

Brazil's vice-president has been hospitalized for the second time in less than a week for severe stomach pain.

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe says he will allow an opposition senator to accompany the release of hostages held by FARC rebels.

Santiago An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude on Richter scale shook on Tuesday the northerner region of Atacama and the Metropolitan region in the center of Chile, without victims and material damages being reported.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner shuffled her cabinet, replacing the economy minister and cabinet chief, following her ruling coalitiona s defeat in mid-term elections last month.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, denouncing "black holes" in air traffic controls, said Tuesday that officials are working out ways to avoid surveillance gaps over the Atlantic Ocean after the crash of Air France Flight 447.

RIO DE JANEIRO a ' Public prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro have requested the imprisonment of 30 police officers accused of killing young men in "death squad" type executions, they said on Tuesday.

Bony-plated crocodile roamed Brazil 90 million years ago A model of the bones of the carnivorous dinosaur called the Armadillosuchus arrudai is seen during the media presentation of a new exhibit at the Botanic Garden in Rio de Janeiro July 7, 2009.

The monkey is related to saddleback tamarins, which include several species of monkeys known for their distinctively marked backs.